Bible Cross References
Joseph
Genesis 45:1-18
1
And Joseph could not refrain himself when all were standing by him, but said, Dismiss everyone from before me; and no one stood near Joseph, when he made himself known to his brothers.
2
And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharaoh.
3
And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph; does my father yet live? And his brothers could not answer him, for they were troubled.
4
And Joseph said to his brothers, Draw near to me; and they drew near; and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.
5
Now then, do not be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
6
For this second year there is famine on the earth, and there are yet five years remaining, in which there is to be neither plowing, nor mowing.
7
For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.
8
Now then, you did not send me here, but God; and He has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of Egypt.
9
Hurry, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph: God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and do not delay.
10
And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen of Arabia; and you shall be near me, you and your sons, and your sons' sons, your sheep and your oxen, and whatever things are yours.
11
And I will provide for you there: for the famine is yet for five years; lest you be consumed, and your sons, and all your possessions.
12
Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
13
Therefore report to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all things that you have seen, and make haste and bring my father down here.
14
And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept on him; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
15
And he kissed all his brothers, and wept on them; and after these things his brothers spoke to him.
16
And the report was carried into the house of Pharaoh, saying, Joseph's brothers have come; and Pharaoh was glad, and his household.
17
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this; fill your wagons, and depart into the land of Canaan.
18
And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.
Genesis 46:31-34
31
And Joseph said to his brothers, I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and will say to him, My brothers, and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32
And the men are shepherds; for they have been feeders of cattle, and they have brought with them their cattle, and their cows, and all their property.
33
If then Pharaoh calls you, and says to you, What is your occupation?
34
You shall say, We your servants are herdsmen from our youth until now, both we and our fathers: that you may dwell in the land of Goshen of Arabia, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.
Genesis 47:1-10
1
And Joseph came and told Pharaoh, [saying], My father, my brothers, their cattle, their oxen, and all their possessions have come out of the land of Canaan, and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
2
And he took five men from among his brothers, and set them before Pharaoh.
3
And Pharaoh said to Joseph's brothers, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Your servants are shepherds, both we and our father.
4
And they said to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, for the famine has prevailed in the land of Canaan. Now then, we will dwell in the land of Goshen. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them dwell in the land of Goshen; and if you know that there are among them able men, make them overseers of my cattle. So Jacob and his sons came into Egypt, to Joseph; and Pharaoh, king of Egypt, heard [of it].
5
And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Your father and your brothers have come to you.
6
Behold, the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best land.
7
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8
And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old are you?
9
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my life, wherein I sojourn, are one hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, they have not attained to the days of the life of my fathers, in which days they sojourned.
10
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and departed from him.